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San Bernardino County SunThu, 17 Aug 2017 21:58:01 -070060Assembly GOP Leader Chad Mayes, R-Yucca Valley, lost the support of the Riverside County Republican Party Thursday night, exactly one month after his vote in support of California's cap-and-trade program.

]]>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 00:01:00 -0700201708172124262017-08-17T00:01:00-07:002017-08-17T21:24:26-07:00SAN BERNARDINO >> Defense attorneys in the San Bernardino County-Colonies corruption case went on the attack Thursday in their closing arguments, slamming a key prosecution witness as "a mealy-mouthed little liar" and telling jurors, "This is a case that should never have been brought to trial.]]>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 15:19:31 -0700201708172046402017-08-17T15:19:31-07:002017-08-17T20:46:40-07:00SAN BERNARDINO >> Authorities on Thursday night, Aug. 17, captured a Patton State Hospital patient who walked away from a rehabilitation facility following surgery. Vaheh Zaghian, 47, was found at a family member's home in Glendale by the California Department of Corrections Fugitive Apprehension team, San Bernardino police Lt.]]>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 10:47:03 -0700201708172025362017-08-17T10:47:03-07:002017-08-17T20:25:36-07:00SAN BERNARDINO >> The plan to revitalize the city's beleaguered downtown got a little bigger Wednesday night, as the City Council expanded the planned restaurant and retail space to reach Fifth Street.

The addition increases the retail space by 8,000 square feet - two restaurant and retail pads - to a total of 33,000 square feet.

]]>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 20:12:45 -0700201708172012452017-08-17T20:12:45-07:002017-08-17T20:12:45-07:00SAN BERNARDINO >> A group of anti-fascist protesters, some wearing black hoods and masks over their faces, demanded Wednesday night that the City Council denounce right-wing extremism - and left the meeting disappointed.

The activists said they were compelled by Charlottesville - where a driver plowed into a crowd peacefully protesting against white nationalism, killing a woman named Heather Heyer and wounding more than a dozen others - and by violence and protests by the alt-right leading up to it, including

For many of their peers, the summer vacation after high school graduation is a time for theme parks and the beach before the grind of the work world or college begins.

"This is my last summer before I go to college," said Apple Valley's Samantha Stackelhouse, who graduated earlier this year from Excelsior charter high school in Victorville.

]]>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 19:54:26 -0700201708171954262017-08-17T19:54:26-07:002017-08-17T19:54:26-07:00FONTANA >> A case that police initially believed was an abduction - after video of a man forcing a screaming woman into an SUV was released Wednesday afternoon - ended with an arrest on suspicion of domestic assault, authorities said.

"Given the evidence on the video and witness statements, we made an arrest for domestic violence," Fontana police Sgt.

]]>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 18:25:59 -0700201708171826132017-08-17T18:25:59-07:002017-08-17T18:26:13-07:00Redlands police are looking for a big-rig that failed to stop as required by law after being involved in a traffic collision that resulted in injuries.

The crash happened about 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, Aug, 16, on Mountain View Avenue near the 10 Freeway. The truck collided with a vehicle, which was then pushed into oncoming traffic, where a third vehicle was hit.

]]>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 18:16:27 -0700201708171816272017-08-17T18:16:27-07:002017-08-17T18:16:27-07:00Do you remember the last time that a total solar eclipse could be seen from the United States? Well, it was Feb. 26, 1979.

A lot of other things happened that year. It's also when Margaret Thatcher was elected Britain's first female prime minister, the Iran Hostage Crisis began, Saddam Hussein became the President of Iraq, ESPN was founded and much more.

]]>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:26:20 -0700201708171726202017-08-17T17:26:20-07:002017-08-17T17:26:20-07:00HESPERIA >> Aldi will arrive in the High Desert next month.

The German discount grocery chain will celebrate the grand opening of its Hesperia store with a ribbon-cutting at 8:25 a.m. Sept. 14.

Following Aldi tradition, there will be a Golden Ticket giveaway to the first 100 shoppers as well as other prizes, discounts and product samplings, according to a news release from the company.

]]>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:11:47 -0700201708171711472017-08-17T17:11:47-07:002017-08-17T17:11:47-07:00BLOOMINGTON >> Residents of this unincorporated community brought San Bernardino County Planning Commissioners a message Thursday: Don't approve any more warehouses.

"We like our rural lifestyle," said Thomas Rocha, one of the community's anti-warehouse organizers.

More than a few community members have been focused on the warehouse issue after it became generally known this summer that on May 2, San Bernardino County Supervisors approved a nearly 680,000-square-foot warehouse not far from an elementary school.

]]>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:05:19 -0700201708171705192017-08-17T17:05:19-07:002017-08-17T17:05:19-07:00The cost of renting one's residence in Southern California has doubled in 17 years - a jump practically twice as fast as the overall cost of living, according to the regional Consumer Price Index.

Since the turn of the century to July, this measurement of local rents is up 102 percent vs.

]]>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 09:42:10 -0700201708170942102017-08-17T09:42:10-07:002017-08-17T09:42:10-07:00A Victorville man who posed as a#xa0;Los Angeles#xa0;Department of Water and Power employee to break into a Studio City home on Monday and steal thousands of dollars worth of items inside has been arrested, authorities said.

Robert Holley, age 20, was arrested in connection with two counts of residential burglary while a third was being investigated, said Los Angeles police Detective Noah Stone.

]]>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 09:07:51 -0700201708170907512017-08-17T09:07:51-07:002017-08-17T09:07:51-07:00Do you know someone who cannot go a day without hitting the gym or who inspires others to get up and move?

San Bernardino County's Vision2BActive campaign is seeking nominees for local "action heroes" in recognition of physically active county residents or those who promote physical fitness and have inspired others in their communities.

]]>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 15:50:18 -0700201708170100382017-08-16T15:50:18-07:002017-08-17T01:00:38-07:00SAN BERNARDINO >> A prosecutor in the Colonies corruption trial finished her closing argument Wednesday by telling jurors all the evidence surrounding a $102 million settlement between San Bernardino County and a Rancho Cucamonga developer points to bribes.]]>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 16:05:16 -0700201708170039012017-08-16T16:05:16-07:002017-08-17T00:39:01-07:00